OA2 Records Reviews



Adam Shulman - Here/There
by Hrayr Attarian, Chicago Jazz Magazine

Bass trumpeter Ryan Shultz's debut as a leader, Hair Dryers, is an enjoyable look back at the jazz-fusion movement. A heavily electrified atmosphere envelops the songs that the group interprets with a deft balance of elegance and an organic vigor. Shultz, who penned most of the music, wields his instrument with remarkable agility and coaxes out of it a sinewy sound with an understated passion. The soulful title track, reminiscent of... read more

Jay Lawrence - Thermal Strut
by Forrest Dylan Bryant, Jazz Times

This lively straightahead date matches Jay Lawrences precision drumming with the graceful piano and stylish arrangements of Tamir Hendelman. The pair is exuberant on uptempo numbers and soothing on ballads, maintaining an unflappable poise throughout: The Beatles, Jobim and Herbie Hancock all get the uptown-swing treatment. The session sounds squeaky-clean without becoming antiseptic, note-perfect but never dull. And bassist Lynn Seaton nearly... read more

Svetlana and the Delancey Five - Night at the Speakeasy
by Jazz Tangcay, Garnet News

For over 15 years, Svetlana Shmulyian has been a successful management consultant in the private sector and a lecturer at New York University and Columbia University on management research methods and statistics. She holds several degrees, including a PhD in Organizational Psychology as well as an MS in Nonprofit Management and a BS in Mathematics.

But this mother of three is also an accomplished jazz singer, songwriter and composer whose new... read more

George Cotsirilos - Past Present
by George Fendel, Oregon Jazz Scene

I'm always a bit wary of guitar albums. Will a jazz guitarist really show up? Certainly one did in George Cotsirilos. He plays gimmick-free guitar, and his trio, with Robb Fisher on bass and Ron Marabuto on drums, cooks up several nicely conceived originals, moving with ease between swinging post bop to shimmering ballads. And always using space effectively, surely the sign of a veteran player. Three standards played wonderfully well included... read more

Shelly Rudolph - The Way We Love
by Editor, Artslandia

The ever-evolving⁠ — and expanding⁠ — Shelly Rudolph's story continues onward and upward with the release of her latest album, the ambitious and atmospheric The Way We Love. Soul-jazz-pop chanteuse Rudolph has long been a favored voice around her hometown of Portland, Oregon, and musical travels have taken her to New York, Los Angeles, the West Indies, Japan, Korea and beyond. She has been dubbed a "robust and captivating vocalist" by... read more

Steve Williams & Jazz Nation - Jazz Nation
by Ric Bang, JazzScan

Composer, arranger and saxophonist Steve Williams is another of the many individuals who is famous within the music world, but relatively unknown outside it. He's a graduate of the University of North Texas -- formally North Texas State University, an institution that has produced a number of great jazz musicians -- and Florida State University; during his 35 years as a freelance musician, he has worked with, and done arrangement for, numerous... read more

Alex Goodman - Border Crossing
by Richard B. Kamins, Step Tempest

Guitarist and composer Alex Goodman, Canadian born and raised, moved to the United States in 2012 after the release of his Quintet album "Bridges". Since his arrival, Goodman has worked and/or recorded with bassist John Pattitucci, saxophonist Charles Lloyd, and drummer Ari Hoenig (among others). In 2014, he won the Montreux Jazz Festival International Guitar Competition and recorded an album of "Etudes for Solo Guitar" (self-released).... read more

Ben Paterson - Breathing Space
by Ron Bierman, Jazz Review

This is a solid, straight-ahead piano trio in a well-chosen program. They play two originals and seven fine, but far from overworked standards. The arrangements are fresh sounding. The playing ranges from gently appealing on the old pop standard "I wish I Knew" to hard driving on Gigi Gryce's "Hymn of the Orient." These Chicago-based musicians are young, yet already in demand as sidemen for club dates and recording sessions. Ben Paterson is... read more

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